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Nominal wages in Switzerland rose by 1.7 percent in 2023. At the same time, inflation rose by 2.1 percent. The purchasing power of wages therefore fell by 0 ... Show more
Swiss luxury chalet market runs out of steam: Luxury chalet prices are expected to fall in Switzerland, but demand remains strong.
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Q1/2024 check-up: how the Swiss economy is faring - SWI swissinfo.ch: The highlights of the Swiss economy in the first three months of 2024 - here is our ...
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SNB’s Jordan Warns New Inflation Shocks Could Hit ‘Any Time’
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Friday: Foreigners worried about a letter revoking their residency rights; Swiss salaries are higher but ...
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Drug pricing: Swiss expert calls for more transparency: As more multi-million-dollar drugs come on the market, there are growing calls for transparency on drug ...
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Real wages are falling in Switzerland for the third time in a row - but there is one big exception - Zofinger Tagblatt
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More and more bankruptcies - also in the region: The reasons for the increasing number of company bankruptcies in the canton of St. Gallen are still the ...
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Also in Grenchen: This is how an economist saw the watch crisis coming: In the Grenchner watch industry around 1960, everything seemed to be going smoothly ...
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Economist: Fed's inflation problem is strong US demand, not oil prices: The attack on Iran on Friday isn't as important for US inflation as domestic demand ...
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Japan's weak currency: The fall in the yen is making many nervous: Despite the change in monetary policy, the Japanese currency continues to lose value ...
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Swiss inflation hits lowest level in two and half years: Swiss inflation eased to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in March, supporting the Swiss ...
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Quick Glance: Swiss Inflation Reaches Lowest Point in Two Years and Six Months
- Swiss inflation dropped to its lowest level in March, marking the lowest point in two and a half years and backing the Swiss National Bank's recent decision to cut interest rates.
- In March 2024, consumer prices increased by 1%, the smallest rise since September 2021 and lower than the 1.2% seen in February.
- Analysts predict that the SNB will lower rates in June to prevent the franc from appreciating.
- The SNB will carefully monitor the inflation situation in May before making any decisions on interest rates in June.
Switzerland Today - SWI swissinfo.ch: In Thursday’s Easter briefing: high cocoa prices, long traffic jams, and stats about you – the Swiss Abroad.
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Switzerland prices hardly rise: What's behind its falling inflation?: Prices in Switzerland remained unchanged compared to the previous month and rose only ...
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Bank of Canada likely to lead the U.S. Fed in rate cuts: The Bank of Canada (BoC) is likely to move ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve on its first rate cut ...
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Quick Glance: Bank of Canada Likely to Lead U.S. Fed in Rate Cuts
- The Bank of Canada is likely to move ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve on its first rate cut, as tepid economic growth and cooling inflation are priming up conditions to ease borrowing rates sooner, economists and analysts said.
- Canada may also need deeper cuts in the current cycle, since the economy is much more sensitive to interest rates due to its household debt, which as a percentage of net disposable income is the highest among G7 countries.
- Canada is expected to cut more aggressively over a longer time frame than its neighbor.
- Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has said that despite two back-to-back soft inflation prints, underlying price pressures in the economy still persisted and it was still too early to consider a cut.
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New statistics have revealed that median salaries in the Alpine country are still rising ... Show more
Swiss salaries: high, stable, yet not enough for many - SWI swissinfo.ch
Swiss salaries: high, stable, yet not enough for many - SWI swissinfo.ch
Bank of England Holds Rates as Switzerland Is First Rich Economy to Cut: The Bank of England held its key rate steady at a 16-year high hours after Switzerland ...
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Quick Glance: Swiss National Bank Surprises with Rate Cut
- The Swiss National Bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.50%, becoming the first major central bank to ease tighter monetary policy aimed at tackling inflation.
- The franc dropped following the decision, boosting the euro to its highest level against the Swiss currency since mid-July last year, with Swiss government bond yields also falling.
- Experts like Karsten Junius and Alexander Koch highlighted the significance of the rate cut due to low inflation rates and the strong franc, with expectations for more rate cuts.
- The decision was widely perceived as a surprise, leading to speculation about further rate cuts in June and September, as inflation forecasts were substantially revised downwards.
Key interest rates: The central banks are faced with a tightrope walk: The central banks in Europe and the USA are preparing to lower key interest rates ...
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Swatch buyers in China hesitate over higher prices, CEO says: The Chinese market is likely to be difficult until the end of the year with consumers hesitating ...
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Markets ready for more as Switzerland starts clock on rate cuts: Markets are racing ahead to bet on big central banks lowering borrowing costs after Switzerland ...
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Gasoline prices higher than they've been in a long time: What's next?: Gasoline prices at Swiss gas stations have been rising for weeks. Drivers have to prepare ...
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Wall Street extends overnight record setting after SNB cut, steady Fed: Global share benchmarks rallied farther into uncharted territory on Thursday and yields ...
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Swiss chocolatiers bank on the Easter bunny as cocoa costs soar: Swiss chocolatiers have a battle on their hands as Easter rolls around, with surging cocoa ...
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Quick Glance: Shrinking Sweets: Concerns of Chocolate Collapse
- Around the world this weekend, hundreds of millions of Easter eggs and bunnies will be consumed, with a global cocoa shortage leading to price hikes and smaller chocolate bars.
- Rising cocoa prices have reached record highs, prompting warnings of further price increases and size reductions in chocolate products.
- Hedge funds have placed significant bets on the commodity price, while household items like coffee, tea, bananas, and cocoa are threatened by global warming.
- Experts caution on the long-term impacts on cocoa production as prices remain high and investments are needed to secure the supply.
Norway keeps interest rate on hold, eyes autumn cut: Norway's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.50% on Thursday ...
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Asia shares idle, dollar firm ahead of central bank bonanza: Asian shares idled and the dollar held firm on Monday as investors looked to navigate a minefield of ...
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How the strengths and weaknesses of the Swiss economy will impact you: While the economies of many countries are struggling, Switzerland’s is doing well in ...
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Interest rate decision made: Why the ECB decided not to cut interest rates in April
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Morning Bid: No holiday for US core inflation: A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
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SNB to wait until at least June before cutting rates modestly - Reuters poll: The Swiss National Bank will wait until at least June before cutting interest rates ...
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UK interest rates held at 5.25%: Bank of England maintains rate, despite predictions that inflation will be below its own 2% target within months
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Quick Glance: UK Inflation Rate Drops to 3.4% - Lowest Level in Almost Two and a Half Years - BBC News
- The UK inflation rate fell to 3.4% for the year to February - the lowest level in almost two and a half years.
- Economists predict that inflation is likely to hit the Bank of England's target of 2% this summer.
- Cost of living is increasing while wage growth is outpacing inflation.
- Housing costs are rising faster, putting pressure on renters and homeowners.
Switzerland gets a surprise rate cut. Will other central banks move before the Fed?
cnn.com/2024/03/21/economy/switzerland-europe-interest-rate-cuts/
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Inflation in the USA: Only the rising prices reach the bottom: The inflation rate in the USA is rising significantly again. This presents President Biden with a ...
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Fiscal year 2023: Schaffhausen hospitals post a loss of 9.7 million francs: The Schaffhausen hospitals will post a loss of 9.7 million francs in 2023.
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The people of Zug have more money than anyone else in Switzerland: On average, residents of the canton of Zug have significantly more money at their disposal ...
zentralplus.ch/geld-steuern/zuger-haben-so-viel-geld-wie-sonst-niemand-in-der-schweiz-2636341/
Hannon’s Take: The Swiss Aside, Central Bankers Have Yet to Declare Victory: It is increasingly clear that central banks in rich countries expect to lower rates ...
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German inflation falls further to 2.2%: Inflation in Germany weakened further in March, with consumer prices falling to 2.2% above the same month last year from ...
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Quick Glance: Inflation down in German states, signaling national decline
- Inflation fell in six economically essential German states in March, indicating that national inflation will continue its downward trend.
- Economists will closely monitor national inflation data as Germany releases its figures a day before the Eurozone inflation data on Wednesday.
- German companies expected the lowest prices in three years in March, with forecasts of inflation falling below the European Central Bank's target in the upcoming months.
- An increasing number of ECB policymakers have backed rate cuts, with a June meeting appearing as the most probable time for action, although a meeting is also scheduled for this month.
Swiss Inflation Unexpectedly Slows, Vindicating SNB Rate Cut
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Basel - Economy continues to wait for recovery: The economic research institute BAK expects stronger growth from 2025 after a transition year.
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Unions: Why low inflation doesn't lead to fewer strikes: After years of relentlessly rising prices, the inflation rate is finally falling again ...
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Minimum wage in Bern: What it means for businesses and employees: Neither a panacea nor a bogeyman. The cantons of Geneva and Basel-Stadt have had this ...
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Look away: The ECB is about to change its rules of engagement: But it would rather markets didn’t confuse the new structures with monetary policy.
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Inflation: Swiss inflation at its lowest level in almost two and a half years: At 1.2 percent, inflation in February is clearly within the Swiss National Bank's ...
handelsblatt.com/finanzen/geldpolitik/teuerung-schweizer-inflation-auf-niedrigstem-stand-seit-fast-zweieinhalb-jahren/100020519.html
Ethics Council recommends higher prices for "climate-damaging products": The German Ethics Council proposes making the wealthy pay more to tackle the climate ...
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Paid articlePaid Doubt Chips defies Corona, war and inflation - Now the company is investing 40 million in a new snack factory - Zofinger Tagblatt
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Inflation, currency, total assets: How good was Thomas Jordan?: No one shaped Switzerland's most important economic indicators like Thomas Jordan ...
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Why are thefts increasing in Switzerland?: Newly published figures show that the number of thefts in Switzerland has substantially increased in 2023 ...
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Swiss inflation continues to slow down in February : Data for the month of February shows inflation is back to its 2021 level, at 1.2%, compared with the same ...
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Despite “record high occupancy”, the Barmelweid clinic recorded a loss - Zofinger Tagblatt
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A turning point in central banking: Last week’s monetary policy moves mark a shift away from strict inflation targeting
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Paid articlePaid Bloomberg Weekend Reading: Japan Ends the Era of Negative Rates: Get caught up.
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Interest Rate Cuts: Inflation Scare Fades as SNB Leads Way for Fed, ECB, BOE: From Zurich to London to Washington, the great inflation scare that gripped the ...
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Paid articlePaid Monetary policy: Swiss National Bank surprisingly cuts key interest rate - Franconia falls
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Swiss Farmers’ Union president warns against over-aggressive protests: Markus Ritter said that aggressive tactics, like those used by climate protestors ...
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Monetary policy: Swiss central bank confirms billion-dollar loss for 2023 - Inflation continues to fall
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National Bank: The consequences of a world premiere: The SNB is the first central bank to declare inflation defeated - This has consequences for rents ...
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Paid articlePaid Let Loose: The Bloomberg Open, Asia Edition: Good morning. The SNB moves ahead of the Fed to ease. Taiwan shocks with a hike. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto fails his ...
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Paid articlePaid Swiss Government Cuts Its Inflation Forecast to 1.5% This Year
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🎉 For the first time, a left-wing economic policy initiative is prevailing. One possible reason: the Swiss Confederation was not spared from inflation. 👉taz.de/!5995784/
Already from April 1st: The IWB will increase the water tariff by 7 percent: Already from April 1st: The IWB will increase the tariff by 7 percent
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Absurd concert prices for Pearl Jam, Adele, Taylor Swift: My ticket, my ruin: Even Pearl Jam now charges 200 euros entry. On the question of what causes such ...
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Aymo Brunetti: “Switzerland doesn’t need a big bank”: One year after the CS debacle, it is clear to economics professor Aymo Brunetti: A UBS bankruptcy would ...
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Joe Biden: US economy is booming, but the president is not benefiting from it: The US economy is doing better than it has in many years. But President Joe Biden ...
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Raiffeisen makes billions in profit: savers don't see much of it: The higher interest rates will also bring a lot of profit to the second largest Swiss banking ...
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Paid articlePaid SNB: Thomas Jordan resigns from the Swiss National Bank: The head of the Swiss National Bank, Thomas Jordan, is stepping down this year. The question of ...
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Farmers: This is how income has developed: Low hourly wages, a lot of work: How farmers' income has developed
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Central bank of central banks: Central banks on the home stretch in the fight against inflation
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Swiss Inflation Slows Less Than Expected Before SNB Meeting
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“Fair prices for our future” farmers protest in the canton of Zurich: In the canton of Zurich, several hundred farmers gathered at three rallies on Friday ...
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Paid articlePaid The most powerful man in the Swiss economy resigns - but Jordan's reign will continue to have an impact for a long time - Zofinger Tagblatt
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